Between the Paper Sheets / Scrapbooking

Thursday, January 28, 2021

I am Enough
January 2021 Blogpost for Dusty Attic

Hello Blog Friends!

I am starting the new creative Year with this page for Dusty Attic using papers from 49 & Market's Natural Mini collection.

I used a sheet from the Serendipitous collection as background. I cut the frame from the design and raised it with foam tape. The rest of my layers are also all raised giving the page a lot of depth and interest.

Using the gorgeous Ornate Tile Stencil with Rusty Hinge and Hickory Smoke Distress Inks, I added interest to the background.

The photo image was taken from Pinterest.

I treated the Leafy Stem in the following way. After a lick of Gesso I used Speckled Egg Distress Ink and Distress Oxide. Also some Rusty Hinge on the tip and edges. Whilst the ink was still wet I sprinkled Speckled Egg Embossing Glaze on top and Heat set it.

I cut the Stem apart and layered it together with a Garden Vine from 49 & Market.

The Distressed frame and some of Nuneka's Feathers were inked with Hickory Smoke and Rusty Hinge DI. I randomly sprinkled some Iron Age Mixed Media Embossing Powder from Cosmic Shimmer on them and also Heat set it. This will always be a favorite technique of mine to not fully cover the chipboard with embossing powder, I just love the texture especially when it is one of the chunky powders.

The beautiful, delicate feather elements are just enough to add some interest to the page without overpowering the photo and other elements!

I tore the ends of the Quoted Sentiment and used my awl to slightly curl the ends resulting in a little bit of layers. I inked with the Hickory Smoke and embossed with the Iron Age Powder.

I mixed Andalusite Color Glow with Acrylic Liquid Medium both from 13arts and splattered it on the page.

Also added some rusted washers and paper clips, lace and colored gauze.

From the Dusty Attic on-line shop I used the following....

Get Framed - Distressed Rectangle

DA 2673

Quoted Sentiments #3

DA 2582

Ornate Tile Stencil

DA 2485

Thank you and the very best wishes

Patricia

Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.

~Arthur Ashe~

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Altered Christmas Project
2020 December Dusty Attic DT Project

Hello Dusty Friends!

It's December, can you believe it?

Meaning it's Christmas Decoration time...I was busy setting up all my Snow globes that I display in my kitchen...I bought this Church last year and just did not like the red and white very plasticky look. So into my craft-room I went with the idea to just give it a new lick of paint. Whilst adding Gesso my mind went to "what am I going to do for my Dusty Attic blog-post?" Tada!!! Christmas Lightbulb moment...why not go all the way, add some Dusty chipboards and really give it a decent Make-over. It now proudly stands among my decorations for all to enjoy...

I started by adding the Icicles to the rooftop. Not wanting to waist, I placed the small off-cuts to the windowsills. After gesso I gave them a generous thick coating of Aleene's Glitter Snow Paste. I also added paste to the patches of snow on the Roof.

I colored the roof tiles using Liquid Acrylic from Finnabair, Ink Black and Umber.

The walls were colored with Brown, Cream and Dusty Rust Effect Pastes also from Finnabair. I also added spots of Beton Effect Paste from Cadence to the edges for a more weathered look.

To get the amazing look and textures on the Iron Accent and the Window Shutters (I sadly only had the small size of the oval design left) I painted them with the Ink Black, Umber and Tiger Orange Liquid Acrylics. Once dry I added some Cool Grey Rust Paste onto which I sprinkled the Rusting Powder and sprayed it with some vinegar. I did that a few times to get a thick Rust effect.

The Door Handles got some Bronze Age Metallic Wax and Patina Blue and Green Matt waxes.

I glued the two pieces of the Lamp Posts together to get a more studier piece. I painted a layer of Distress Clear Crackle paint and once dry painted with Tiger Orange paint. Some Ink Black gives in depth.

The Brick pieces were also Gesso's and embossed with Ancient Amber and Dirty Sand Baked Texture embossing powders. I left the parts that did not get Embossing powder, it looks as if it has some snow laying on them this way.